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Assisted living facility administrator and direct care staff views of resident mental health concerns and staff training needs
- Authors:
- DAKIN Emily, QUIJANO Louise, MCALISTER Courtney
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 54(1), January 2011, pp.53-72.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Assisted living facilities (ALF) provide a long-term care option that combines housing, support services and health care. Previous research has indicated that mental illness is common in ALF residents, including severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. This paper describes a community needs assessment which aimed to examine: perceptions of mental health and behavioural concerns among ALF residents; direct care staff capacity to work with residents with mental illness; and direct care staff mental-health related training needs. Survey instruments were completed by 21 administrators and 75 direct care staff at 9 larger and 12 smaller ALFs in a northern Colorado country. The findings showed that administrators reported an average of 26.02% of residents with mental illness. Both administrators and direct care staff perceived the benefit of mental health training for direct care staff. Direct care staff perceived themselves as being more comfortable working with residents with mental illness than administrators perceived them to be. Implications for gerontological social work are discussed.
Critical friends
- Author:
- JACKSON Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 161, January 2010, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- MIND
The principles of intentional peer support, a formal model of peer support developed in the US, are briefly summarised. The peer support project operated by Sutton Mental Health Foundation is then described. As well as providing training for peer support they provide intentional peer support on acute psychiatric wards for South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
The role of training in improving community care staff awareness of mental health problems in people with intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- COSTELLO Helen, BOURAS Nick, DAVIS Hilton
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 20(3), May 2007, pp.228-235.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Care staff play a key role in identifying individuals with intellectual disabilities and additional mental health problems. Yet, few receive training in mental health, and evidence about the effectiveness of training is scant. A pre–post study is reported, using a mental health screen and a self-report questionnaire to examine staff awareness of mental health problems and to measure whether training improved knowledge of psychopathology, attitudes towards mental health services and referral decisions. The sample was recruited from care staff from one South East London borough attending the workshop and a comparison group not in receipt of training. Prior to training, deficits in awareness were evident. The Psychiatric Assessment Schedule for Adults with a Developmental Disability (PAS-ADD) Checklist detected significant psychopathology in approximately one-third of the individuals judged to have no mental health problems according to staff. Four months after the delivery of training, significant improvements in knowledge, attitudes and referral decisions were observed. It is concluded that brief training interventions may improve awareness of mental health problems, but further research is needed to understand the referral process and to demonstrate the role of training in influencing actual staff behaviour.
How can we know how they feel?
- Authors:
- LEVENSON Ros, JOULE Nikki
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, March 2007, pp.32-34.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
This article reports on a study, commissioned by the Mental Health Foundation, looking at the training needs of non-professionally qualified and non-specialist staff who care for older people with mental health needs. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 49 care staff and their managers. Their roles included home care workers, residential and day centre workers, and healthcare assistants. The study explored the specific skills, knowledge and understanding that staff need, and any contextual factors that would maximise the effectiveness and sustainability of any training provided, including management and institutional factors. As well as identifying training needs, preferred types of training and barriers to accessing training are identified.
Implementing mental health training programmes for non-mental health trained professionals: a qualitative synthesis
- Authors:
- SCANTLEBURY Arabella, et al
- Journal article citation:
- PLoS ONE, 13(6), 2018, Online only
- Publisher:
- Plos Publications
- Place of publication:
- San Francisco, CA
Introduction: Given the prevalence of mental health problems globally, there is an increasing need for the police and other non-mental health trained professionals to identify and manage situations involving individuals with mental health problems. The review aimed to identify and explore qualitative evidence on views and experiences of non-mental health professionals receiving mental health training and the barriers and facilitators to training delivery and implementation. Methods: A meta-synthesis of qualitative evidence on the barriers, facilitators and perceived impact of mental health training programmes for non-mental health trained professionals. Systematic literature searches were undertaken of the following databases: Criminal Justice Abstracts (CJA); MEDLINE; Embase; PsycINFO; ASSIA; CENTRAL; SSCI; ERIC; Campbell Library; Social Care Online and EPOC from 1995 to 2016. Records were independently screened for eligibility by two researchers, data extraction and quality appraisal of studies was also undertaken independently by two researchers. The CASP tool was used to quality appraise included studies. Included studies were synthesised using a meta-ethnographic approach as outlined by Noblit and Hare. Results: 10,282 records were identified and eight qualitative studies were included. A range of barriers and facilitators to training were identified and related to the delivery and content of training; the use of additional resources; and staff willingness to engage with training and organisational factors. The perceived impact of training was also discussed in terms of how it affects trainees; perceptions of mental health; self-perception; responses to situations involving mental health and the potential of training to reduce injury or physical harm in situations involving mental health. The value of training and how to measure its impact were also discussed. Conclusion: Findings from this review have implications for those designing, implementing and evaluating mental health training programmes. It is recommended that research evaluating mental health training includes a qualitative component to ensure that the barriers and facilitators to training and its impact on trainees’ perceptions of mental health are understood. (Edited publisher abstract)
Training for in-home psychiatric disability support workers
- Authors:
- SHEPHERD Nicole, MEEHAN Thomas
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice, 8(1), 2013, pp.35-44.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Support workers who provide in-home support to people with psychiatric disability are becoming a significant part of the mental health workforce. Research is needed to establish the optimum level and content of training they need to effectively carry out their role. This paper draw on the results of a survey of 104 support workers and interviews with 18 support workers and eight managers in Queensland, Australia, who provide in-home support for people with psychiatric disability. The authors describe the training undertaken by these workers and their perceptions of the adequacy of this training in relation to the challenges of their work. The majority of support workers felt they had adequate training, though many expressed the desire to know more about mental illness symptoms, medications and the concept of recovery. Support workers nominated motivating their clients and managing challenging behaviour as the most difficult aspect of the job. Future training offered to these workers needs to focus on increasing knowledge about mental illness and the concept of recovery, and supporting them in their work with clients who have low levels of motivation and/or challenging behaviours. Access to professional supervision may also be of benefit. This paper adds to knowledge about the training needs of support workers who provide in-home support to people with psychiatric disability. These findings will be useful for practitioners and decision makers who are considering the training needs of this group. (Publisher abstract)
Lessons from the research on paraprofessionals for attendant care in children's mental health
- Authors:
- WALTER Uta M., PETR Christopher G.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 42(5), October 2006, pp.459-475.
- Publisher:
- Springer
This article summarizes literature about paraprofessionals who assist children or families in the areas of mental health, education, or early childhood education, and focuses on three main questions: How effective are paraprofessionals?; what are the common and appropriate roles and responsibilities of paraprofessionals?; and what qualifications, training, and supervision are needed for paraprofessionals? Implications are inferred for a burgeoning new form of paraprofessional services: attendant care in community based mental health services for children. Lessons from existing literature can help mental health administrators and clinical supervisors at state and local levels to select, train, supervise, and evaluate attendant care workers.
Support workers’ mental health knowledge and confidence in relation to exposure, experience, work setting and training
- Authors:
- KILANSKA Ann, PRIEST Helena M.
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 8(4), 2014, pp.260-267.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: In the context of improved UK training programmes, this paper explores the factors that can predict support workers’ knowledge and confidence in recognising mental health problems in service users with intellectual disabilities. Design/methodology/approach: In total, 80 support workers (40 residential and 40 community-based) completed a questionnaire about their length of work experience, exposure to service users with additional mental health needs, training, general and specific mental health knowledge, and confidence in working with mental health issues. It was hypothesised that length of work experience, extent of training, and level of exposure would predict knowledge about mental health problems, and also predict confidence in working with people with mental health problems. It was further predicted that residential support workers would be more knowledgeable and confident than community workers. Findings: Results showed that level of exposure could predict knowledge about schizophrenia, but not about depression, anxiety, or dementia, while length of experience could predict overall mental health knowledge and confidence. Extent of training could only predict knowledge about anxiety, and work setting (residential or community) had no effect to on knowledge or confidence. Implications for practice and training are discussed. (Edited publisher abstract)